“Andrews Estates Abingdon have been absolutely fantastic in the sale ......”
5 Star Review
Apr 28,2015
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'Pitpat'
Apr 28,2015
Branch: Abingdon, 16 High Street
Services: Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £240000
Would you recommend?: Yes
Postcode: OX14
Branch: Abingdon, 16 High Street
Sales (as a Vendor)
Sold price: £240000
Postcode: OX14
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Andrews Estates Abingdon have been absolutely fantastic in the sale of my house! Many, many thanks to all the staff who helped. (Switched to Andrews 28th Jan, Offer on my house accepted on the 11th Feb, sale completed on 27th March! - Beat that! :-))
I currently live in Australia which is why I was selling my house. Prior to switching to Andrews Estates I had been using one of the other main agents from November through to January as they were cheaper. However, decided to switch to Andrews as there due to the complete lack communication from my first agent. Andrews was significantly better when it came to communication and I found their web interface very useful.
Luke Higgins from (Andrews Abingdon office) was able to secure me an offer in a week and get the offer up to an amount that I accepted within two weeks.
Laura Hilsdon then took over the management of the sale was able to push (and I mean PUSH!) the completion on the sale in just 6 weeks!
All in all Andrews got me the sale before 4th April 2015 which was extremely important for tax/capital gains reasons but also very ambitious.
While I was very pleased to get an offer so soon after switching. The real value of the service Andrews Estates provides became apparent after the offer was actually accepted. Agreeing a price is very definitely only the start of the process.
Laura managed to do a great deal on my behalf including:
- Organising two sets of solicitors and the buyers. Due to the time difference it would have been difficult and time-consuming from Australia.
- Spending a huge amount of time chasing up my solicitor for me to get answers to my questions.
- Sorting out a problem with a water leak that had developed in the property that could have derailed the sale by facilitating an independent agreement between me and my buyer.
- Sending regular email updates (Daily towards the end). Very important given that I am an extremely neurotic individual.
-Translating my emails into actions on the ground. (Vital for those of use who have an 11hour time difference to contend with)
- Tolerating my relentless questions, worries, etc
Without the tireless efforts and extreme patience of Laura (who quite frankly deserves some kind of medal for getting things in on time and putting up with my constant phone calls) and her colleagues there is not a chance this would have gone through before my deadline.
I sincerely doubt I would have been given the same level of commitment from my first agent or many of the other agents in Abingdon.
In conclusion:
I would definitely recommend Andrews and Laura. They may not offer the lowest percentage but they definitely offer the best value for money and work for every penny of it right up until completion.
Comment on agent fees
I initially went with a different agent as Andrews fees were higher. This was a false economy. Andrews fees are undoubtedly higher because of the extremely valuable after-offer service they provide.
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